Thunderstorm Wind — Effingham, Georgia

2024-05-19 · near Lorenzo, Effingham, Georgia

Event narrative

Effingham County Emergency Management reported an oak tree about 3 feet in diameter was blown down on Whitaker Road.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms started to develop around midday in the vicinity of a southward moving cold front. As these thunderstorms tracked to the south through the afternoon, they produced numerous reports of large hail and damaging wind gusts across southeast Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1186058. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.